2012 North Dakota crop values

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February 22, 2013

The total value of the 2012 crop production in North Dakota is estimated at $10.9 billion, an increase from the 2011 total of $5.95 billion, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, North Dakota Field Office. Value of production for each crop is computed by multiplying the marketing year average price by the production.

The total value of spring wheat, the largest valued commodity at $2.22 billion, was up from $1.37 billion in 2011. The total value of the Durum crop increased from $172 million in 2011 to $338 million in 2012. The value of winter wheat totaled $319 million, an increase from $91.1 million in 2011. The total value of soybeans, at $2.28 billion was up from $1.37 billion last year. The 2012 corn for grain value of production at $2.89 billion was up from $1.26 billion the previous year. All sunflower value, at $377 million was up from $215 million in 2011. At $404 million, the total value of production for barley was up from $89 million in 2011.

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Sugarbeet production values are not available yet for the 2012 crop. However, the 2011 sugarbeet crop was valued at $280 million, a decrease from the 2010 total of $396 million. The value of dry edible beans, at $420 million in 2012, was up from $197 million in 2011. Dry edible peas, at $69.5 million, showed an increase from $17.7 million in 2011. The value of lentils totaled $35.5 million, up from $16.8 million in 2011. The oat crop, at a value of $22.5 million, was up from $13.4 million in 2011. Potatoes and flaxseed were up from 2011 at $236 million and $74.5 million, respectively. The value of canola was up from 2011 totaling nearly $540 million.